Cornice-curtain pole



Jan. 26, 1932. Y C. w. Kms@ 1,842,187

CORNICE CURTAIN POLE Filed Oct. 9, 1950 Patented Jan. 26, 1932 PATENT OFFICE CHARLES W. KIRSCH, F STURGIS, MICHIGAN CORNICE-CURTAIN POLE Application filed October 9, 1,930. v Serial No. 487,418.

This invention relates to improvement-s in so-called cornice curtain poles and hasfor its main object to provide a device of this character which comprises a pair of brackets and an intervening pole or cornice element which is supplied in long lengths to dealers and cut to desired lengths by the latter and wherein the brackets are permanently litted at the factory with end or corner cornice clements of design and contour corresponding with that of the intervening piece aforesaid without 'requiring accurate workmanship on the part of the dealer in so cutting said intervening piece as to accurately abut at its ends against faces of end or corner elements carried by the brackets and wherein the extremities of the said intervening piece are so hidden'as not to disclose' poor workmanship on the part of the dealer.

The invention is fully illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Fig. 1 is a top plan View of a cornice curtain rod constructed in accordancewith the invention. i

Fig. 2 is a vertical section of the same on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a vertical section of the same on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2.

Fig. t is a fragmentary plan section of the same on the line 4 4 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of one of the brackets of the structure.

Fig. 6 is a perspective sectional view showing an end portion of the cornice element Adisposed between and supported by the brackets. Fig. 7 is a fragmentary detail perspective View of a corner portion of a cornice curtain pole of different type than that shown in Figs.

1 to 5, inclusive.

Cornice curtain poles are made up of supporting brackets and picture frame mouldings. The latter usually present plane or flat rear faces while the front faces and, in many instances, the top and bottom edges thereof are of fanciful contour.

Heretofore, as far as I am informed, it has been the customary practice to construct cornice curtain poles by mitre-joint joinder of a middle or body member with two end or arm pieces 0r by providing corner ornaments presenting flat faces opposed to the ends of the middle 01 body member and the outer ends of the end or arm members of the structure, said corner pieces being of a design and contour different from that of the body and end members.` An exemplary illustration of a 'structure of the last-mentioned type is disclosed in and by United lStates Letters Patent No. 1,563,619, dated December 1, 1925,

wherein the said corner elements are attached to the middle and end members by means of dowel-pins.V Other exemplary structures of this general type are disclosed byLetters Patent Nos. 1,652,365 and 1,579,134.

Inpthese structures very accurate workmanship is obviously'required to assemble properly the component elements of the structure in order that no free spaces or cracks are disclosed at the joints and, furthermore, the corner pieces are of a design differing very materially from the companion elements;

Uniformity of design and contour of the component elements of the cornice curtain pole are very desirable for artistic reasons while the elimination of the necessity ffor accurate workmanship in effecting assemblies is obviously very desirable from the standpoint of practicability;

Hence, the present invention has for its general object to provide a structure which combines practicability of construction and assembly with the retention or provision of artistry of the highest order with respect to such structures.

As shown in the accompanying drawings, each of the brackets 1, usually of wood, is provided at its outer endwith a short section 2 of the picture frame moulding corresponding in contour and design on its exposed faces with the main or middle member 3. In Figs. 1 to 5, inclusive,-the section 2 is associated with a shortfend piece 4 of the same contour and design as the main or middle member 3 so disposed as to become accurately aligned with the latter when it is inserted between a pair of said brackets 1, Whereas in Fig. 7, the Sectio-ns 2a and 4a are mitre-jointed to form a corner element, the section 2@L being also suitably secured to the outer side face of the bracket 1. In both types the sections 4 and 4a, respectively, project appreciably beyond the inner side face of the bracket 1 and have their rear face portions of the projecting parts cut away as indicated at 5 in such a manner and to the degree .necessary to permit the end portions of the middle piece 3 to be inserted behind the said projecting portions of the sections 4 and 4a, respectively, and in the case of the structure of Figs. 1 to 5 inclusive, become aligned with the section 4. In this last-named structure :the section 2 also projects beyond the outer side face of the bracket 1.and'the rear face of this projecting portion is cut away to correspond to and closely lit the contour of the front face of the section 4.

Y The accurate work rrequired to produce the sections 4 and 2 with the side faces of the former and the free end ofthelatter conforming in contour and finish with the front faces thereof and cutting away the rear face portions of the section 4 as above described, is comparatively easily and cheaplydone at the factory whereas in the workshop of the vdealer, it wouldV be a very difficult and expensive undertaking. Hence, economy dictates that .as much as possible of the finished `product shall be produced at the factory and salability dictates that the dealeror user shall be enabled to effect the balance of the'assembly without the exercise of appreciable skill or labor.

In order to reduce the flatter to the minimum and at the Vsame time preserve kthe strength of the finished structure, each bracket is provided in its inner side face with a vertical recess 6 -whichextends fromits upper edge to a point between its upper and lower edges. This recess is bridged adjacent its lowerend by sheet-metal plate 7 .having upwardly projecting arms 8, theouter edges of which abut against kthe side walls of said recess 6, said plate 7 beingdisposed inthetrans- .verse recess 9 which yis of a depth substantially equal to the thicknessrof the plate 7. The recess 6 is spaced from the front edge of the bracket 1 a distance equal to the thickness of the member 3 with dueiallowance for projecting portions of its front face, said recess being parallel with the -said front edge `of :the bracket 1.

The spacing ofthe 'plate 7 from the upper edge of the bracket 1 is determined Vby the width'of the angle plate 10 which is mounted on the inner or rear face oi the member 3 with its upper edge flush with the upper edge of the latter as is clearly shown in Fig. 6. The body portion of this plate is provided with a plurality of longitudinal slots 11 through which the fastening screws 12 extend, thereby rendering said plate 1() adjustable longitudinally of the member 3. flange 13 of the latter is intended and adapted to abut against the inner wall of said recess 6 while the recess 14 in the lower edge of the plate 10 is adapted to receive an arm 8 of the plate 7 and is so spaced from the flange13 as to receive said arm 8 when the flange 13 abuts against said inner wall of said recess 6, said recess 14 will receive said arm 8.

From the foregoing it will be obvious that thedealeror user ofthe cornice curtain pole of this invention may cut t-he member 3 from a long piece without special regard to accuracy as to the saw-cut being exactly perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of said member 3 and may cut said piece 3 slightly shorter than required. The plates 10 are then easily secured to the member 3 in accurately correct position because the upper edges of the members 3and 10 constitute a suflicient guide for this purpose while the slots 11 permit of ample adjustment to overcome any inaccuracy in the positioning of the plates 10 longitudinally of the members 3.

The above described iixtures 7 and 10 or equivalents thereof are desirable to cause the member 3 to constitute a structural member which serves to hold the brackets 1 against :lateral movement or swingv under the influence of unusal stress such as children pulling on the draperies suspended from the structure.

After the brackets 1 are mounted, the space between -their opposed faces is measured and the proper length of the. member 1 cut from a long length piece andl is then iitted with the angle plates 10, the screws 12 being left sufficiently loose to permit said plates 10 to be properly adjusted thereon by dropping the member 3 behindthe section 4 or 4a, the plates 10 being then adjusted digitally until the recesses 14 receive the arms 8 of plate 7. At least one of the screws 12of each plate is then tightened.

I claim as my invention: f

A cornice curtain pole comprising a pair of supporting bracket-s and a plurality of pieces of a picture moulding, said pieces including a middle or body section, two end sections and two short sections, said end sections being permanently mounted on said brackets andsaid short sections being permanently mounted on the outer faces adjacent ythe opposed ends of said end sections and projecting in part beyond the opposed ends of the latter, the inner faces of the said The j my hand.

CHARLES W. KIRSCH. 

